National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name SODIUM
CAS # 7440-23-5
RTECS # VY0686000
Agent Code 68765

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 368  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 23  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70 42
084 PHYSICIANS 620 543
095 REGISTERED NURSES 16,255 15,932
096 PHARMACISTS 319 173
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,369 1,150
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 108 95
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,061 2,061
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 521 225
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 351  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 162  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,627 1,187
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,179 1,126
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 29,072 1,287
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,423 2,375
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,251  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,985  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,089  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 34  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,827 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 33  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 49  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 8,821 84
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,904  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,272  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 644  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,783 20
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 276 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 3,269  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,288  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 493  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 548  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 334  
637 MACHINISTS 7,492 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 76 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,999 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 12,774 172
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,206  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 131  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 88  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,406  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 336  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,041  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 621  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 31
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 154
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7 2
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 597 124
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 352 43
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 490 31
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,059  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,466 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,614 192
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 62,846 279
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,777 3,619
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 12  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 705  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 581  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,947  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162 130
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,412 56
TOTAL 262,032 34,622

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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